Certification Information

The purpose of the UKCC Certification Program is to:

• Increase the number of professional development opportunities for tutors, trainers, administrators, and academic coaches.

• Establish quality standards of practice for all tutors, tutorial administrators, and academic coaches.

• Ensure that those who practice tutorial assistance and/or academic coaching are qualified to do so.

• Provide recognition for those tutors, trainers, administrators, academic coaches and programs that have made a commitment to the advancement of academic assistance.

• Support research and development of tutorial studies and academic coaching.

Certification renewal is earned through Continuing Certification Units and/or individual Tutorial Project Credits as approved by the UKCC Certification Committee. Individual Certifications for tutors and academic coaches are renewed every year.